User’s Manual

1-2
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.2.1 Layout contents
1. CPU socket
The motherboard comes with a surface mount Intel
®
SocketLGA1200designedfor10
th
Gen
Intel
®
Core
TM
,Pentium
®
Gold and Celeron
®
Processors.
Formoredetails,refertoCentral Processing Unit (CPU).
2. DDR4 DIMM slots
The motherboard comes with Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) slots designed for DDR4
(Double Data Rate 4) memory modules.
Formoredetails,refertoSystem memory.
3. Expansion slots
ThismotherboardsupportsonePCIe3.0x16graphicscardandtwoPCIe3.0x1network
cards,SCSIcardsandothercardsthatcomplywiththePCIExpressspecication.
4. Fan headers
The Fan headers allow you to connect fans to cool the system.
5. Power connectors
ThesePowerconnectorsallowyoutoconnectyourmotherboardtoapowersupply.The
powersupplyplugsaredesignedtotinonlyoneorientation.Findtheproperorientationand
pushdownrmlyuntilthepowersupplyplugsarefullyinserted.
Ensuretoconnectthe8-pinpowerplug.
• Forafullyconguredsystem,werecommendthatyouuseapowersupplyunit
(PSU)thatcomplieswithATX12VSpecication2.0(orlaterversion)andprovidesa
minimumpowerof350W.
• WerecommendthatyouuseaPSUwithahigherpoweroutputwhenconguringa
systemwithmorepower-consumingdevices.Thesystemmaybecomeunstableor
may not boot up if the power is inadequate.
• Ifyouareuncertainabouttheminimumpowersupplyrequirementforyoursystem,we
recommendyoutorefertoonlineresourcesforPowerSupplyWattageCalculator.
6. M.2 Slot (Key M)
TheM.2slotallowsyoutoinstallanM.2devicesuchasanM.2SSDmodule.
Conguration
1 2
M.2 x2 SATA
SATA6G_2 V -
• M.2slot(KeyM),type2242/2260/2280(supportsPCIe3.0x2&SATAmodes).
• M.2slotsupportsdatatransferspeedsupto16Gb/s.
• WhenadeviceinSATAmodeisinstalledontheM.2socket,SATA6G_2portcannot
be used.
FAN PWM
FAN IN
FAN PWR
GND
FAN PWM
FAN IN
FAN PWR
GND